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New River Notes Photo Gallery

A Collection of historic and current photos mostly covering the upper New River area of southwestern Virginia and northwestern North Carolina.

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mtnscenewythe.jpg937 viewsThis mountain scene near Wytheville is from the 1900-1920 era.
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healingspringsschool.jpg937 viewsCourtey of Bette Nelson
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weavercm1.jpg937 viewsClayborn Monroe Weaver (1866-1928) was the son of Andrew Weaver and Malinda Weaver. Martha Litisha Phipps Weaver was the daughter of James Harvey Phipps and Evaline Weaver. This photograph was taken at Wolf Knob ca. 1925.
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electionday1974.jpg937 viewsThis photo by Don Smith shows some of the local officials standing around at Election Day in 1974. Courtesy of Don Smith dsmith1043@comcast.net
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waltonjames4.jpg937 viewsLeft to right, Almeda Kilby Walton holding Jimmy Farmer, James Walton (born circa 1866) holding Annie Ruth Farmer. Courtesy of Anita Kay Wyatt.
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Fry, Harry and Lois937 viewsHARRY AND LOIS FRY / RETIRED SALTVILLE / R. B. WORTHY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS REUNION / NOVEMBER 11, 1997

HARRY FRY WAS AN ASSISTANT COACH AT SALTVILLE HIGH 1950-53 AND HEAD COACH AT R. B. WORTHY IN 1959-60 SCHOOL YEAR.
LOIS WAS A BUSINESS TEACHER AT SALTVILLE HIGH FOR THE 1950-51 SCHOOL YEAR.

HARRY FRY WAS A LEGENDARY COACH IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA, WINNING MANY DISTRICT TITLES AND ALSO REGIONAL AND
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT GATE CITY HIGH SCHOOL. HE PUT GATE CITY ON THE FOOTBALL MAP OF VIRGINIA. Courtesy of don Smithdsmith1043@comcast.net

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GladysBlevins.jpg936 viewsDaughter of Calvin Blevins and Etta Hopkins. Photo courtesy of John Shumate theshumates@comcast.net
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Perkins Cemetery936 viewsThis Cemetery contains at least two Civil War Soldiers.
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saltvillestore.jpg935 viewsThis store was built in 1894 and served Saltville until 1970. This view is from about 1925.
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roberts4.jpg935 viewsCourtesy of Thom. Houk.
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houk12.jpg935 viewsWife of Fielden Lewis Houk. Courtesy of Thom Houk.
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Weaver, Virginia Oregon Sheets935 viewsDaughter of Calvin Sheets and Mary Kimball, widow of Gideon Vance Weaver. Courtesy of Lon Sheets
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